lieutenant colonel
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a major and below a colonel
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Some lieutenant colonel from troop services with a mustache came by in an old Soviet car to welcome them.
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Most notably, George Armstrong Custer was a brevet (acting) major general in the Civil War and reverted to captain after the war before eventually being promoted to lieutenant colonel.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
Blackmer, who earned her undergraduate degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan, spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and rose to become a lieutenant colonel before retiring in 2019.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The next day the mustachioed lieutenant colonel returned and found Ivan and his fellow ‘‘rogue’’ officers.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Most notably, George Armstrong Custer was a brevet (acting) major general in the Civil War and reverted to captain after the war before eventually being promoted to lieutenant colonel.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
Blackmer, who earned her undergraduate degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan, spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and rose to become a lieutenant colonel before retiring in 2019.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The next day the mustachioed lieutenant colonel returned and found Ivan and his fellow ‘‘rogue’’ officers.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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